Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1163 Katanga

Darwin Andrew was an orphan whose parents died in the Boer War that broke out more than ten years ago. Darwin Andrew grew up in hatred and came to the Transvaal from Orange as an adult, in a gold mine in Johannesburg work in.

Because of work, Darwin Andrew has access to explosives. He once wanted to bring the bomb to the gate of the Palace of Justice, but because of the strict inspection by the military and police, Darwin Andrew had no chance, so Darwin Andrew made a simple explosion by himself. The device is hidden behind the door, as long as someone pushes the door open, the bomb will explode.

Fortunately, the power of the bomb was not great. Of the three injured agents, only Phil was seriously injured. After being sent to the hospital, he has not yet recovered. The other agent broke his arm when he fell to the ground. Richardson was not injured on the surface. There was actually a mild concussion and permanent hearing loss.

After Roque knew the situation, he could only rejoice. Fortunately, the military and police in Pretoria were still in charge. Otherwise, if Darwin Andrew brought the bomb to the gate of the Palace of Justice, the consequences would be disastrous.

Brad's investigation of Darwin Andrew didn't yield much, as Gallagher said, Darwin Andrew was not married, had no family, had no friends, lived alone every day, and Darwin Andrew's neighbors didn't even know each other Darwin Andrew.

For such a lone wolf, Rock is also very helpless. This is not Brad's fault, nor is it the fault of the police department. This kind of thing is very difficult to prevent.

Of course, Roque didn’t do nothing. After discussing with Henry, the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Justice of Southern Africa also strengthened the management of explosives, and the states also strengthened the control of dangerous people. Self-examination, strictly prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future.

In addition to the Johannesburg Mining Union, it is the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. that is affected.

Upper Katanga is located in the Republic of Congo, with an area of ​​about 518000 square kilometers. During the Congo Free State period, there were many industrial and mining enterprises in Upper Katanga, which developed the mineral resources in Upper Katanga.

After the establishment of the Republic of Congo, the South African company and the then Nyasaland Agricultural Company jointly established the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., which monopolized all the resources in Katanga. In addition to the mining area, Katanga also has an area of About 35 square kilometers of forests and farms.

The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Justice of Southern Africa requested to strengthen the management of explosives. Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. was notified immediately. Although the main business of Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. Danga United Mining Co., Ltd. is also subject to the management of the Federal Government of Southern Africa.

"It is said that a Boer planted a bomb in his room and then detonated it while Agent Bullard was inspecting it. It is said that several agents in Bullard's office were killed." Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. When David, the company's security director, reported to senior manager Terrence, Phil had died of his injuries.

"This is also a wolf kill—" Terence was speechless. Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. has six mines in Katanga. The mine managed by Terence is not the largest, but it is the closest to the Republic of Congo. There are nearly 200 African-American workers in the mine, and there are less than [-] managers and security personnel.

During the period of the Congo Free State, the mining method in Katanga was relatively primitive, mainly relying on workers' shoulders and hands, and almost no construction machinery was used.

The current mining method is much more advanced than before. Excavators are used in the mine, railways are laid, and ore is continuously sent up from the mine through conveyor belts, and the efficiency is greatly improved compared with before.

"From now on we have to register all explosives, and the Ministry of Defense will send a security officer to us. It's bad luck, that guy didn't get killed—" David didn't want to be too constrained, Gadan The mines in Canada are different from the mines in southern Africa. Many things cannot be made public, otherwise the upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. will be in trouble.

"It is estimated that life is worse than death - follow the requirements of the Ministry of National Defense. Have the workers who escaped been captured?" Terence is not very worried. The workers used in the mine are not southern Africans, but from Even if the Africans employed by the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo have outrageous behaviors in management, it is estimated that the security officer will turn a blind eye.

Don't forget it's 1918, don't hold these colonists to the moral standards of 2018.

Also because of the strict management of the Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., many African-American workers would flee directly during work. The mine managed by Terence is less than [-] kilometers away from the Republic of Congo. Once the miners escape, it is difficult to find them. It is also one of David's main work contents.

"I didn't find them. They may have fled into the Republic of Congo. I have authorized the search team to shoot, regardless of life or death." David made an example. These workers were hired by human resources companies in the Republic of Congo. If any workers escaped, Then notify the human resources company, and the human resources company will send someone over to make up for it.

These human resource companies are all companies in the Republic of Congo and have no relationship with southern Africa.

"How many times is this already this month?" Terrence was quite a headache. Killing a hundred people does not solve the problem. Africans are so lazy by nature. Many people always disappear for a few days after getting their salary, and the money is not spent. is not coming back.

"The third time - as I said earlier, I will pay them once a year, so that we don't have to worry about workers escaping." David is also helpless. The terrain in Katanga is complex, except for mountains and rivers, there are endless The Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is also engaged in timber mining while mining. The trees are cut down and thrown into the river, and the trees will flow along the river to Lake Mweru.

In southern Africa, Lake Mweru is called East Lake, and it is now completely within the territory of Nyasaland.

"There are more people who are paid once a year, and you think they have the patience to wait until a year." It's not that Terence didn't think about it, but the consequences of paying once a year are more serious.

David shook his head helplessly. Africans are really impatient. If salaries are paid once a year, they will think that the mine is cheating them.

"Sir, mine No. 12 has collapsed—" The door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and a staff member wearing glasses rushed in.

"How many people are there in the mine?" Terence wasn't too surprised, it seemed that landslides were normal.

"A work team—" The man in glasses looked anxious, as if he was surprised by Terence's calmness.

A team of about 50 people.

"Understood, tell Henry and let Henry handle it." Terrence said the last sentence to David.

"Yes, sir—" David is a veteran, and before leaving, he saluted Terrance with a nondescript military salute.

Walking out of the luxuriously decorated office, what appeared in front of David was a huge mine. The entire mountain was almost leveled, and countless people were busy in the mine. The conveyor belt kept sending the ore to the train next to the mine. The ore is then sent by train to the river, and then transported back to Nyasaland through the river.

The No. 12 mine is located at the very edge of the mine. Standing at David's position, it is clear that the mine has completely collapsed. Some people have already started to clean up the stones blocking the mine, and more people panicked and ran around.

"Henry, Henry, the boss asked you to deal with it—" David shouted at the top of his voice. Henry is a technician in the mine and is responsible for the safety of the mine.

"Understood—" Wearing a cowboy hat, wearing jeans and a white shirt, Henry waved his hand to indicate that he heard it, and then led a group of workers to the No. 12 mine.

In a place like a mine, once a collapse occurs, it is basically difficult to escape. Henry is doing his best, and whether he can rescue people depends on God's will.

David didn't intend to help, and leaned on the railing of the corridor to light a cigarette. The office is an independent two-story wooden building. The management personnel and security personnel all live in such a wooden building. The miners live not far from the office. In the shanty town, ten people live in a wooden shed of less than 20 square meters, and there is no place for people to step in.

Standing in front of the office door and looking up into the distance, there are several barren hills not far away. These barren hills were originally covered with dense virgin forests. Now the forests have been cut down, but there is no time to replant them.

Upper Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is different from those mineral resources companies in Katanga in the past. When mining resources, it will also carry out proper governance and have a complete sustainable development plan. Now there are actually workers planting on those barren hills. Fast-growing forest, but the trees have not yet grown up, so it is barren.

Looking beyond the barren hills and looking far away, all you can see are endless virgin forests. In fact, the Republic of Congo, like southern Africa, has superior natural conditions and there is no shortage of labor in the territory. However, the economic situation of the Republic of Congo is different from that of southern Africa. Africa is very different. Now that the Republic of Congo has been established for six years, compared with the time of the Congo Free State six years ago, the Republic of Congo has hardly changed.

It cannot be said that there has been no change. When the Republic of Congo was established, there were about 400 million Africans in the territory.

Now it is optimistically estimated that there are less than 350 million Africans in the Republic of Congo, and this is still the case of southern Africa migrating some Africans to the Republic of Congo.

After smoking a cigarette, David stomped out the cigarette butt and jumped onto a three-wheeled motorcycle next to the office building. This kind of three-wheeled motorcycle is standard equipment for security personnel. There are more than 40 vehicles in the mine, especially Lance usually travels by motorcycle.

On the hill not far away, a team of workers with hounds was walking back. There were a few tied guys in the middle of the team, most of whom were escaped workers.

(End of this chapter)